Police has identified heart patient Salim Dola (52) as a key figure in the Fentanyl seizure. Dola’s plan was to send the containers to Mexico through cargo at the Mumbai airport, said police.

As per data, six Sri Lankan nationals were arrested by Indian agencies during the last year for drug-related crimes while about 96kg of contraband like heroin, ganja, hashish and cocaine was seized during the same period.

An all-time high destruction of illicit poppy cultivation was also done in 2017 as 7,602 acres of such crop was cleared by multiple agencies as compared to what was done anytime since 2013.

The direction states that even though the existing laws are sufficient to deal with the problem, there is an urgent need to make the most of the the legal provisions and supplement them by adopting effective administrative steps.

Meanwhile, in another incident, the border force apprehended a 30-year-old Pakistani national, a resident of Lahore, from the Maharsona border post in the Fazilka district of the state late last night. "The man is being questioned," the official said.

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Raipur, Feb 08 (ANI): The Congress activists on Monday were seen protesting against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh in Raipur. The Congress activists accused Singh of "misusing" constitutional powers. They staged a fake narcotics test to represent how leaders like Raman Singh misuse their powers for their own benefit and not for the common man. One of the protestors said they will stage protest in Bilaspur, Ambikapur and Jagdalpur on February 9, 10 and 16.